This review is for the first five episodes.
Plot
After being passed up for Secretary of State, a congressman begin an intricate plan of revenge on the new President. His wife deals with the troubles of expanding her foundation and the congressman becomes allies with a young reporter, hungry for the next story.
Pros
Kevin Spacey is amazing! His character is evil but you can’t help but love him. The supporting characters are also fantastic, the show is extremely well acted. I think Robin Wright and Kate Mara stand out alongside Spacey as giving A+ performances. David Fincher directed the first 2 episodes, which were really good. The story is great, and pretty unpredictable. I love what I’m seeing so far.
Actually come to think of it, I forgot to mention Corey Stoll who does a great job playing a Congressman who can’t handle the tough side of the job. He too gives a human quality to what could have been just another supporting character.
Cons
Some might not appreciate Spacey’s breaking of the 4th wall. Episode 3 was a bit weak in my opinion.
Score (to date): 5/5
Score Prediction: 5/5
I was a fan of the BBC version of this, and I am curious to see how Netflix does with its own series.
I’m glad you like it. I will watch this when I’m slower with outside activities over the summer.
Yeah, it’s had a mixed reception from people that enjoyed the BBC version. I hope you will enjoy it, though. I’m nearly done with the first season.
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I’m not sure if it alone would be worth subscribing, but Netflix does have many great movies and tv shows that, in my opinion, make it worthy of a subscription. I’ve heard that you can see the first episode free on Netflix, but I’d have to look more into that.
The show premiered with all the episodes available for subscribers to watch. Which is pretty awesome! Thanks for checking my website out.